Interstate Lumber Company
This complete two-page ad appeared on pages 10-11 in the Missoulian Centennial issue.
Interstate Lumber Company
Photo – Our Modern Present Day Yards [with the Fort Gate Style Entrance]
Interstate Lumber Co. – 506 Toole, Missoula (100 Years) Montana
In Missoula and in Western Montana
“Interstate” . . . The Name That Has Become A Warranty For The Best In Building Materials
Stores at Anaconda, Butte, Deer Lodge, Hamilton, Helena, Stevensville, Twin Bridges, Whitehall and Missoula
“Since before the turn of the century we, at Interstate Lumber Co. are duly proud to be part of the great achievements which are making progress in this 100-year-old city. . .
[Six LU-RE-CO home photos are featured along with small drawings of the home plans – All are single story homes]
5 LU-RE-CO Research Homes . . . designed for “do-it-yourself” home owners . . . general contractors . . . house builders – researched, tested, proved to give you the most home for your money.
Precision Built and Quality Guaranteed . . . Manufactured in Interstate’s Modern Plant in Missoula
This ad also has 4 good sized photos. 3 of these are of early day lumber trucks & wagon and one is of the lumber dealership yard on Toole Ave.
1 – 1911 – This Interstate (formerly named Big Blackfoot) Lumber Co. horse drawn wagon was delivering coal to a family on East Pine St in Missoula.
2 – 1920 – This Interstate truck was hauling 2,352 ft of lumber to a Western Montana customer.
3 – 1960 – One of seven present day trucks with a load capacity of 12,000 ft. of lumber.